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Abstract

Background

Polyarteritis nodosa or PAN is a rare disease. It is diagnosed frequently in middle age patients and the elderly. Reduction in hepatitis B virus infection has been associated with a reduction in the prevalence of PAN.

Case Presentation

We present a 78-year-old patient with extensive skin lesions, weight loss, high blood pressure (HBP), polyneuropathy, evidence of hepatitis B virus infection, and a biopsy showing vasculitis of small or medium-sized arteries. Corticosteroid and antiviral treatment were prescribed to the patient and with great results.

Conclusion

PAN is a necrotizing vasculitis that typically affects medium-sized vessels with occasional involvement of small vessels. It is prevalent in older male patients, mostly in patients in their 60s who have recurrent skin ulcers and high blood pressure.

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Polyarteritis Nodosa with Recurrent Skin Ulcers A Case Report
NEW Emirates Medical J 3, e090622205805 (2022); https://doi.org/10.2174/03666220609154359
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  • Article Type:     Case Report
Keyword(s): Case report; Hepatitis B virus; High blood pressure; PAN vasculitis; Skin ulcers; Vessels

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